From state park passes to meditation to dogs, restaurant people looked for respite in a profoundly challenging year.
mental health
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We need tax system that helps spread prosperity beyond wealthiest Mainers
A more equitable tax code will ensure all Mainers are paying their fair share, and will secure the resources necessary to fund Maine’s pandemic recovery.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Rethinking advice about being our best selves and being true to our selves
Rep. Liz Cheney is an example of someone who’d rather risk disapproval with a candid ‘true self’ than put forward a more palatable ‘best self.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s do what’s fiscally responsible and will save lives – pass L.D. 1090
The bill will help more people access Maine’s progressive treatment program for mental illness, promoting their recovery and cutting costs to taxpayers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bill puts the end of Long Creek in sight
Developing community-based programs is the surest way to shut down Maine’s youth prison.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Augusta police, others using lessons learned to save lives from overdose
Maine law enforcement agencies continue to show leadership in the fight against substance use disorder.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Finding a new relationship with motion during the pandemic
Coronavirus has robbed Mainers and people all over the world of many things, but we cannot let something as natural as the joy of movement be one of them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Cops who show compassion should be the norm, not news
The de-escalation of a distress call in Maryland represents a model of policing we too seldom get to see.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: More data needed on hospitalizations of youths in crisis
A hospital emergency department can be a trap for a teenager with no appropriate options.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time for Maine children to go back to school
Onerous state requirements are making full-time public K-12 education impossible and placing a heavy burden on our kids.